NFTs are taking yet another step further into the real world.
Theta Labs, operator of the blockchain-based video streaming platform Theta, is teaming up with Sony to launch two types of 3D NFTs specially designed for use with the Sony Spatial Reality Display (SRD).
Sony’s SRD, a tablet-like device that displays three-dimensional visuals in semi-physical augmented reality, permits users to view and manipulate 3D objects without the use of glasses or other accessories. The SRD display tracks eye movement, pivoting the image in sync as the viewer tilts or moves their head in any direction, creating the sensation of a solid 3D object. The NFTs launched by Theta and Sony will thus be viewable and manipulable on the SRD in mixed reality 3D, without the assistance of eye accessories.
One of the two SRD-enabled NFTs, a Tiki mask called “The Tiki Guy,” will be limited-edition: only 10 “Tiki Guy” NFTs will be created. However, owners of the NFT with a U.S. shipping address will receive a free Sony SRD. The SRD currently sells for $5,000 per unit.
The NFTs will be released on ThetaDrop, Theta Labs’ NFT marketplace, which previously released Katy Perry’s first NFT collection, as well as promotional NFT collections for the World Poker Tour, singing competition “American Idol”, and game show “The Price is Right.”
The NFT launch is intended to kickstart integration of the SRD into more projects designed for the metaverse: a future, more immersive version of the internet that people may use to work, play, and socialize in augmented and virtual…
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